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lUn In this town it bo well fitting a Governor. His price Is 900 of our money, which it Is hard thou csiiflt not rpure. 1 would give 20 to 30 out of my own pockot that it wore thine nobody's but thine." It appears that Fenn's pecuniary embarra-3ncnta at that period were prcat that ho was Unable to make the purchnse. So the Slato-Jlousc paused Into the hauds of Isaac Norris, Instead, and by him it whs bequeathed to his Hon Isaac In turn. Tho property remained In Ihe Norrls (amjl until abauti two errs ago, passing from generation to generation, until at astltcame into the possesion of Miss Pally Norrls Dickinson, a grand daughter of the younger Isaac Norrfs, and who continued to be the proprietor for many years.

The history of the title subsequent to her decease trill be found lxlOW. Hamilton Reside lit the Mansion. After the Slate-House ceased to-be occupied Dv the. Deputy-Governor of Perm, It was teni anted by. different persons, some of them of preat distinction In the colonial days.

Among these last was Governor Hamilton. irn. Forbes Is Burled from the Mansion. But for many years preceding the Revolution It was used as a boarding-house, in which capacity it Obtained a great repute. In these days one of.

tho inmates was General Forbes, the successor of the unfortunate Braddock, and tho conqueror of Fort Du Qucsne. Forbes died, and was buried Irora the house In 1759. 31is funeral as conducted with "all the pomp and circumstance of glorious war." The profession, in which tho richly caparisoned horee I the dead hero, and a military array with arms reversed, found a place, Is said to bave surpassed anything of the kind which had ever l)cen witnessed in the city at that time. dencral Charles Ie la Burled from the Mansion. At a period long subsequent to this the Slate- Jlouse was the scene ot tho funeral services of an illustrious commander of lar different char acter.

This was Major-Geueral Charles Lee, Ihe eccentno and passionate, but certainly accomplished solaier, whom Washington re- Dukcd so harshly ou the field ot Monmouth. He was spending a few months in the city at the time, when he suddenly died at a public Jiouee, and bis remains were bonored with a funeral from the historical old Mansion. Tlie Widow Graydon. Establishes her Boardlng-IIouse In the Mansion. But perhaps the most interesting period in the history of the establishment was when it it was kept as a boarding-house" by tho Widow Ciraydon, the mother of the author from whom we have quoted above.

Speaking of this, (iraydon says In his "The lady who had resided here, and eiven Borne celebiity to the stand by the style of her accominodanons. either dying or declining busi ness, my mother was persuaded by ber friends to become her successor; and, accordingly, obtained a lease of the premises, and took pos-FC68 on ot them, to tho best of my recollection, in the year 17C4 or 17C5. While in this residence she bad the honor, if so it might be called, of entertaining strangers of the first xauk who isited the city." Graydon then proceeds to give "biographical Sketches ot the various personages who, in the Course pt eight or nine years, became inmates of this house;" among whom "were per3on3 of distinction, and some of no distinction; many real gentlemen, and some, no doubt, who were Jnerely pretenders to the appellation. Some attended by servants In gay liveries; some with jcrvants in plain coats, and some with no at all." Under. Mis.

Graydon's dominion, the Slate House became a favorite resort for the otHcers ot the Britisk army, some of whom were almost always among her permanent guests. At times It was nearly filled by those of the Forty-second or Highland regiment, as welj as those of the Royal Irish. The Baion De Kalb Lodges In the mansion. About 1768 orl7C9 the Baron de Kalb, on his arrival in this country, took up his residence here. "The steady and composed demeanor of the Baron," says Graydon, "bespoke the soldier and philosopher; the man who had calmly estimated lite and death, and who, though not prodigal of the one, had no unmanly dread ot tne other." The Chevalier Bndourtn.

De Kalb was not the only guest of foreign extraction. Among others there was one Individual by the name of Badourin, "who wore a white cockade, and gave himself out for a geueral in the Austrian service." The true character of this chevalier apoears to have been open to suspicion, as one night, to tho great Burprise of his fellow-lodgers and the con-etcrnatlon of bis worthy hostess, he suddenly left bis quarters In the Slate House. The landlady was obliged to satisfy the general's unpaid score out of one old trunk which ho left behind 11m, and which, on examination was found to contain only a few old tomes in German and Latin text. From one of the latter kind a ponderous, parchment-bound folio, by "the aiystical Kobert Fludd," printed at Oppenhelm in 1C18, and treating ol such dangerous topics as astrology and tho art of divination Graydon shrewdly surmises quondam possessor, Mr. Badourlu, might have been a niountebank-coujuror, instead ol a general." The Family or Sir Henry Moore.

Among the lodgers at one time were the wife and daughter of Sir Henry Moore, one of the later British Goveruors of New York. The daughter is characterized by Graydon a9 "a eprlehlly Miss, not far advanced in her teens, and who having apparently no dislike to be seen, had more than once attracted bis attention." Susan O'Brien and Her Husband. Lady Susan O'Brien was another notable guest; chiefly so on account of her husband, who had figured on the London stage as a Comedian in the days of Garrick, Mossop, and Barry, and whom Churchill had admitted to be a man of parts." The comedian, celebrated on account of "his easy manner of trending the stage, and particularly of drawing the swOrd," was likewise a lodger. Graydon's reminiscence of him sums him up "as a man of the middle height, with a symmetrical form, rather light man atnietic." Sir William Draper. Still another titled celebrity was Sir William Draper, the "Conqueror of Manilla" In 1763, and one of the most skilful antagonists encountered iv the relentless "Junius." Sir William was then on a tour through the colonies, where he was received with the distinction merited by 1U martial and literary achlevemeuts.

THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH TRIPLE SHEET. A Military Quartette. The British army was still further reprosentod by three majors Etherington, Small, and Foil by name. The first or these was a noted recruiting officer of the Royal Americans, "a perfect master of tho inveigling art," by the practice of which men were In those day enticed Into the service of his Britannic Majjsty. "He had a snug, economical method of his own," to which his unpiecedcuted success in this military line was suppose 1 to be owing.

Major Small was a stout, burly Individual; while Fell, Instead of having tho build and mnscle to render his name at all appropriate, was characterized by a most inslgnlflcant per' sonne'. Gonoral John RelJ, at that time a colonel, was also a lodger. His fame appears to rest on his tact In' the composition ot military music, while he wa also able to perform on the German flute In a fashion that put every other Englishman of hi day to shame. Captain Wallace. While the British army was represented at Mrs.

Graydon's table by these very respectable and somewhat noted personages, the navy was lees fortunate. A Captain Wallace was its sole member, and he appears to have been a rude and boisterous specimen of his class, The man-of-war which he commanded wa on tho Araeil-CHn station. His character at sea is described as "iusoleut and brutal beyond his peers," and on chore as being "altogether of a piece with it." An Inquisitive Friend ou one occasion aroused his wrath beyond all reason, by the Inquiry: "What makes thee drink so often? art thou really dry every time thou carriest the liquor to thy mouth Rlvlngton, the Tragic Printer. Rivington, a New York printer of note, was another and frequent guest at the Slate House in tho days of Mrs. Graydon.

This gentleman was "an everlasting dabbler in theatrical heroics." "Othello" appears to have been his favorite role. Time and time again he would address the company as "most potent, grave, and reverend signiorB," and then launch lorth with his unvarnished tale? "Her father loved me, oft invited mo," etc. A "Desdemona" to answer the theatrical printer's purposes was readily found In Mrs. Graydon, who gradually came to pass among her lodgers by that familiar title, contracted into "Desdy," for short. In the days when Rivington was a guest, tne lodgers appear to have been a jolly set altogether.

On one occa-' sion Rivington, in company with Lieutenant Rumsey, of the 42d, and a Doctor Kearsley, two of bis fellow-boarders, terminated their night's carousal in rather boisterous style. The Doctor, mounted on horseback, even rode fairly into the back parlor, and then upstairs, to the terror of the family, and the serious disturbance of the sleepy lodeers. Mrs. Graydon remonstrated at this preceedlMg, wnen the Lieutenant, taking his cue from Rivington, improvised a poetical rejoinder, which terminated with these words: "For. Desdy, believe mn, you don't become airs!" Such was a specimen ol boarding-house life in our staid Quaker City a century ago.

Washington, Hancock, and Adams. During the period that the Slate House was occupied by Mrs. Graydon, both Washington and Hancock were at timed her guests; but of these it is unnecessary to speak in this connection. Mrs. Graydon remained In the Slate House until 1708-9, when she removed her boarding establishment to Drinker's Big House, on Front street, near Race.

It would appear, however, that the building continued to be used as boarding-house, as John Adams, and otuer prominent members of tha First Congiess, had their lodgings there. It was subsequently used as a fashionable boarding-school, over which a Mrs. Buraeau presided, with a daughter of "Mad Anthouy" Wayne for one of her pupils. The Mansion Becomes a Tailor-Shop. But subsequent to this time the Slate House began to deteriorate.

From being one of the handsomest and most commodious private residences in the city, it gradunlly tell into a lower rank and a corresponding disrepute. No longer eligible a a first-class lodging-house or a fashionable boarding-school for aristocratic misses, it came to be occupied, during the latter part of the century, by a Mr. Billington, who carried on the tailoring business within its historic walls. About this timo, but at what precise period is not now known, the open space in front, between tho main building and the two pro jecting wings, was built up with frame, detracting much from the former quaint and attractive appearance of the structure. Early in the present century, Mr.

became frightened at the fearful prevalence of the lever, aud therefore he threw up hia business, and abandoned the city lor a suburban residence on Bush Hill. A relative of hi, John Webb by name, succeeded him in the tailoring butiuess, ueing the frame portion, even then described as rather worn and ricketty, for the manufacture and display ol his wares. Mr. Webb resided iu the dwelling portion as late as 182(i, and lor some time thereafter. The Manslou Become a Shoe-Shop.

The first floor ot the northern wiug was at this time used by William Reed as a shoe-shop. It was he who tore out tho front window of this wing, which corresponded with the ono still remaining In the southern wing, and replaced it with the door aud shop-window which has since been a noticeable feature of Its out ward appearance. Mr. Reed likewise lowered the floor of the front portion of this wiug by several feet, eo as to give au easy entrance from tho street to his shop. The ManHlon Becomes a Bake-Shop.

When Reed left the premises, tho northern wing was occupied by John Simons, a wortny German, who constructed a bake-hoase in the rear, anil furnished his customers with the staiT of In the little front shop. That Simons found the stand a very good one, as far as business was concerned, Is to be inferred lrom the fact that be flourished apace, and found his loaves In such demand that he was forced to keep two horses to supply his more distant natrons. Ho continued to live In the northern wing of the house, and carried on his bakery there, until July, 1812, wha be gave way to one of the pi escnt occupants. The Mansion Becomes a Jeweller's Shop. Jn that month and year the corner shop was rented by Joseph Marshall and Robert Tempest.

They established therein a jewelry store, and this business has been continued with various fluctuations until the present day. Some twenty years or so KO the frame portion was rented by Mr. William Walker, whose family resided In tho upper pari, while he conducted the business of a dealor In fruit below. It has bt en but a short time since Mr. Walker removed, aud when he did so, It was to enable the owners to tear down the atitlquated structure a fate which has not yet befallen it, but which cannot much longer be everted.

Kor are those the only changes which have been made in the exterior and Interior. The rear windows of the northern wing have been replaced by larger ones, aud this portion Is now used as a saw, manufactory, while on the second floor a doorway has been cut, to which access Is had by means of an outside stairway. This upper story has for some past been vised as a cabinet shop. Who Have Owned the Mansion. For more than a century and a half the properly remained In the same family that of the Norriscs.

Notwithstanding its antiquity, It was always held at a high figure, and found no purchaser. In 1806, Miss Sally Norrls Dickinson, at that time the owner, refused to part with it and the lot and building adjoining It on the south, for less than $15,000. It remained in her pos. session until her death, about fifteen years aso, when It passed to ber shtcr, the widow of the late Dr. Logan, of Germantown.

On tho death of Mrs. Logan, a few years since, this portion of her estate fell to one of her sons, of whom it was purchased in the spring of 1864 by Mr. Charles Knecht. A few months since this gentleman sold the property to the Chamber of Commerce of this city, aud with them the title is likely to remain for years to come. Efforts to Preserve the Mansion as a Hiktorlcal Relic have bi-cn made from time to time within late years, but they have aU miscarried for some reason or other.

We believe that the subject has more than once received the attention ot our City Councils. A short tlmo since the Historical Society also took tho matter in hand. A committee was appointed to make an investigation, but that was the end of it as tar as they were concerned. The Chamber of Commerce, in purchasing the property, together with severol lots adjoining It on Second street, had in view the erection thereon of a large and handsome hall which is intended for the use of the Corn Exchange. The old mansion in its present condition is anything but useful or ornamental to the portion ot the city in which it is situated.

The only means by which it could be saved intact from the encroachments of business was by a re movai to some more appropriate locality. The Chamber of Commerce, therefore, as soon as they ucquired the property, adopted the following resolution concerning It: Jivsolved, That the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Clinmocr of Commerce tender to tn city ot I'Diiaaelphtu, as a free girt, tho old William Peon mansion, situated on taeir lot. cornerof Second and Gothic streets; provided the city will asrree to remove tbc same, and place it for preservation on the grounds of Fairmount Park. This was pommunicited to the Mayor of the city, and by him in turn to the two branches of Councils, who further disposed of the sublect by referring It to the Committee on City Property. The Mansion Must Come Down.

A survey of the building was then made, and the result mut ever be a subject of regret to all who have any iutcrcst la the history aud growth of our city. It was found, on examination, that the walls were much thicker than it is now the custom of builders to make them; and this, taken in connection with the fact that tho mortar was prepared so caretully and skilfully that it has acquired the harduess of stone, and adheres to the bricks so tenaciously as to render them virtually a solid mass, renders Its removal, either piecemeal or as a whole, an impossible achievement. The Mayor has suggested that enough material might be saved from the structure, when it is demolished, to construct of it in the Park a buildiug smaller that the original, but on the same general plan. But even this measure has been deemed Impossiole or inconvenient, on account of iti solid construction; and so the old Penn Mausion, with all the rich and interesting associations conjected with its history, must be swept into the past. The fate that thus awaits it is, indeed, to ba regretted on more than one account.

The spirit of our people is so Intent upon present pros-perily and future progress, thai we seem to have lost all sight of the landmarks of the past. Places of historic interest, which in the Old World would be regarded as shrines that might not be profaned by commonplace and unholy uses, in this country are Invaded in the thirst for material growth as rulhlossly as the primeval forests. The spirit which watches with jealous care over the spots made sacred by the lives and deeds of the illustrious dead, Is one of the surest tokens of a deep and wholesome intellectual culture. Y'et it is a spirit in which the American people, as a mass, are sadly deficient, aud we tear that the time is still far distant when we fdiall be called upon to chronicle the evi-deuce of a change in this respect. A more earnest and determined effort than ha yet been made, either by our city authorities, or by our learned Focietuv, to preserve for the benefit ot posterity this rare old souvenir, would afford snbituiitial proof that our hearts and souls and minds are not wholly given up to the graoping alter wealth and pleasures that have but a momentary existence.

We hope that such an effort will yet be made. One by one tho old landmarks ot our city are passinsr from our view, and if the old Mansion, in which Penn lived, and wherein Woshington was a frequent and honored guest, is to meet the fate whtch bus befallen so many of them, they will be lessened iu number by one, and that one not the least interesting and sacred of them all. The New Chamber of Commerce Building, which is to be erected upon the site ot the old Slatejllouse, will prove ornamental to that sec tion of the city, as well as supply a necessity that has long been felt. The contract for its erection has not yet been given out, although the enliie amount of stock has been subscribed, and the plans and specifications are under con sideration, if these preliminaries should bo completed, as it is expected they will be, within a couple of weeks, the work upon the new structure will commeuce without unnecessary delay. The ground purchased by the Chamber of Commerce has a frontage on Second street of 110 feet, and extends eastward to a depth of 150 feet, lno Duiidlntr, it is at present designed, shall be 00 feet by 125, thus leaving ample apace on tne soutn side for purposes of entrance and exit.

It will be constructed In the most approved and substantial manner, and of the PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 18GG. most durable material. The front will be com- i posed of pressed brick, with facings of atone, and, taken altogether, it is intended that tho building shall not be Inferior in any respect to others in tho city of similar size and character. On either Bide of the main entrance there will be a haadsome officet suitable for an losuranco. company, having a height of twenty-five feet and a corresponding width and depth.

Extending backward from the entrance, will be a spacious spassage-way, the space on each sida to be devoted to handsome and commodious offices, about twelve feet in height, and about twenty in number. Over them will be situated the large hall which is designed for the use of tho Corn Exchange, and which will be one of the niose commodious and atttactive in the city. AMERICAN L0VE-MAK1NQ. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF "COURTERS." From the X. T.

Sunday jlersury Courters are as varied in their views and aspects as members of Congress on the tariff question, but not a whit more absurd. Thb Bashful Coubtf.b is generally some callow youth, who has thought it necessary to make love because it is a custom of the male sex, and not on account ot any ardent desire that he is inspired with. Ho seems half afraid of the courtee, seats himself In a distant corner, and fidgets nervously when she comes too near him. He will often remain dumb for an hour at a time, while the courtee has to amuse herself in the best way she can. Callers come and go, fleeting hours familias flits rivals pop in and out, the of evening pass, mater-Mo the room to see if her daughter has company, but still the B.

C. sits, uninteresting and uninterested, a sort of wooden Cupid, Impressive from Its very im-pasaability and dead weight. When at lost approaching midnight warns the B. C. that it is time he should go home to his mother; he mutters to tho yawning courteo that he thinks it is getting late, searches for his hat that he has secreted on his entry In some out-of-the-way place, and glides like the ghost ot Love past the courtee, who holds the door open for him.

It is then only that ho finds courage to pass a compliment on the courtee, who is so much startled by tho unexpected event that she has been known immediately on his departure to ask her ma what the B. C. could possibly mean. The B. C.

is quite an enigma to most young ladies. They do not understand him, ho appears so odd and out ot place. Consequently, their curiosity is excited, and, as a natural con-quence, their interest. To tuo astonishment of men who would have thought themselves disgraced in being considered bis rivals, the B. C.

is tound to bave won the belle of a circle: though how the thing was done is one of those mysteries that society aud old women can never fully account for in poasipin discussions; but tney are, pertiaps, no more astonished than the B. C. himself, who is quito aware that he is a stick, and finds himself married he does not know how tnouffh. perhaps, the courtee's mamma could eulightcn bun on the subject. Alter marriage, tne u.

u. suddenly becomes cheeky. The veil ol mystery that enveloped the fair sex has been lilted, lie has cease 1 to be awed, and becomes the moat gallant man of his circle. Tub Conceitfj) Courtbr Is the laughing-stock of the courted sex. i too manliest sell-appreciation erJorris thetn immense amusement, and his selr-iniportance they delight, after increasing, to suddenly anninilato with a blasting, '-No When the C.

C. hears the word of doom pro-nouueed, he cannot believe in the courteJ's sin cerity; and consequently often has to' 'have tho sentence repeated by mamma, big brother, and a horsewhip or a boot. Still the C. is not urougui to ins senses. "rnou5n you Dray a iooi in a mortar," tne old proverb says, and "though the 0.

has been refused a hundred times," say the courtoes, '-you cannot drive his tolly from him." The C. C. is gonerally of good looks.and a glib tongue which lar outstrips his turtlc-liku judgment. He has prisessed himself of all the stupid and funny little auecdotes of current literature, and retails them by tho peck. He generally has some smull musical ability, whicli he displays on all occasious.

Alter Duimr snubbed or rejected Bevcral times, he cannot perceive why stupid fellows wbo cannot play, or sing, or tell stories, orrepcit stereotyped cbmplimonts, are favorites ol the fairest courtee, while lie is looked on as a drug and a nuisance. At last, theC. C. becomes some old maid's or widow's victim, who eriliohtens him by the light of the honeymoon. Tub Extravagant Courteb Is not necessarily yet he lavishes expenditures of money ou the courtee as if she were likely to be a good pecuuiary investment.

Courtees of low Instincts often pretend to be attached to tho K. that they may receive his lavors. He is generally a youth of little discretion, though sometimes ho is an old bachelor, where lone-repressed luxu-riousnets is having its natural revenge. The E. C.

is a most unfortunate individual. Ho is impelled to ruin himself financially and morally by his insane desire to bind the courtee to hi with gilts. For this purpose, he often robs his employer's till, aud has been known to pawn his own watch to buy a diamond ring for the courtee. His etiorU at present-giving are viewed with uss-picion, and sensible courtees are apt to hesitate belore committing themselves wltn. tho B.

though mercenary girls look at him as a harvest, indeed. Large cities are generally infested with E. and tinplovers should ol'terier inquire iuto the style of their employes' court-hips, than as to their relii'ious or political Certainly tl.erc is more pecuniary interest in the inquiry for, 83 clerks say, "It is the boss wbo pays for the waeou" when the E. C. eoes a riding with h.s Mary Ann.

There is a vulgar Idea that half ot the young swells who delight their courtees with Sunday ridinc. have no stockings under their boots, and that an hour before the ride, the E. C. is In dhtres trying to borrow a shirt, as his own have been seized bv an exasperated unpaid washerwoman, in consequence of the bos looking too sharp" after the cash-box. Be that as it may, the K.

C. often stands at the bar of Justice instead of the altar ot Uvmen. Thb Shoi-pist Courteb is the gentleman who enlightens his courtee on the business transactions of the day. He never makes loye directly. Bv ssceriinor that rice orsuirarhas advanced, and that he bus a large stoc on hand, he thinks lie conveys to the mind of his courteo that he is soon likely to be in a position to marry, and ot course obe Is knowing enough to ducover who is the lortunate bride-elect.

The 8. C. Is a great nuisance to the fair sex. Few ladies care to hear dissertations on the stock msrket; and the intricacies of the last trial cae of the constitutionality of a law bewilder a young courtee, even when expounded bv a handsome young lawyer; but when a dry goods merchant amor-oiiflv informs his courtee that silks are rlsimx, she must feeidiogusted: or when a petty dealei fondly hopes that his courtee must sympathize with bim in the fall of oil, paint, and putty. It must le expected that Love will rush out of the room for a scent-bottle.

Tub Jealous Coubtee ''is an ill-conditioned dog who keeps up a growline and burking, to the disgust of all who bave anything to do with him. How the courtee ever consents to wed him Is, at first sight, a mystery. That many-sprinsred elliptic, the female mind, has peculiar and startling methods of action, revealing its secrets only when pressed againstaand, when unexcited, appearing flat and uninterestine. A courtee, when she was warned by her friend aaainst a J. and numerous soothsavers were foretelling all sorts of rough things for the future, if she did not give the J.

C. the mitten, replied that she felt flattered by the jealousy of her i lover: It showed that he was on the watcb, and telt Interested; slip would not have one of those 1 tame men wbo aid not n- mhn flirted, for then there wM nople.ure in coquetting; but to have a Jolly low and a quarrel, and a slammlnir of the door, and looks ot defiance on meetlrg, and notea of apology, and the bliss of iccuuuii if uuKKiuiTNinesP wore pleasures indeed it was like the delicious evening attor a summer thunder-storm. The J. after marriaao, oft on astnniahps all his friends by proving tho least Jealous of all husbands. It would seem that, having only lust so much lealousy to expend, he baJ exhausted his stock during courtship, and left none to em.

bitter the sweets of matrimony. Thi Sbven- ears' Coortkb the horror of a household. Uo Is often the cause of bitter ro-criminations and utter desperation In a family. When quite a younf man he visits very closely, and gladdens the heart of mamma, with a hon of marriageable daughter, who flatters herself that one of her live stock is soon to find a market. A year or two pass by, and mamma becomes somewhat fidgety, and is apt to receive the 8.

Y. C. with haughty looks and a little unaffected displeasure. The poor courtee, attor her lover's departure, is Bublected to all sorts or crofs-questiouings as to what he said and did, and it he cxpre.ted any Intentions or even mooted any hints. Nothing is elicited.

The S. Y. C. comes every day in the week, and stays all dMy on Sundays. Ho has evidently made up his mind to be one ot tho family, and does bis best to make all consider him to be at home.

At last, in utter disguBt, and in sheer desperation, the mamma informs ber daughter that she must find out what the S. Y. C. means, or she herself will. Then, horror of matrouly horrois to the Impatient maternal earl Lncr informs ber mother that she has made with Charlie a long engagement.

Tho loving maternal calls her dauehier fool, goose, stupid, and other sweet endcarimr terms, and there is a weeping and wailing and flirting of skirts. Mater rushes up stairs to disturb snoring pater's peace, and vent her bursting Indianatiou on his night-capped bead. He philosophically, tlioiuh sleepily, asferts that it Isn't as bad as It roltit be. This adds fuel to the fire of mater's wrath. aud she makes up her mind that there shall be no sleep that night.

Meantime a willowy figure has been slobbering and blubbering, and, after wildly resolving to commit suicide, run away, ana work for a living, becomes more quirt, aud sternly determines to stick to Charlie at all hazards then mildly goes to bed. Next morning revives the maternal lecture: thero Is excitement in the house; entreaties, tears, slamming of doors, scoldines. Every one the children, impudent brother Tom, even Biddy kcows that Lucy has made a long engagement. Her sisters jeer at her, and ber brothers leer at nor; worse, tne servant ouers ner sympathy. However.

Lucv ii firm, the wili wait for Charlie. though It were a hundred years. He comes every I. I i I i mum. me uiuer vuuu? lanies or tne iamuy mef him.

He is in the way. He is always in the parlor. There is no privacy in the house. They cannot feel at liberty with their company, for he is always looKing on. no we ver, tney are mar lied, have children; christenings succeed wed- aingp; ueains ioiiow bums; a new generation is sprouting up and poor Lucy, seeing the marks of progress all around her, feels old and deserted, though she is still haunted by her b.

i. U. JNoboay teases ner now she a severely let alone. Tho meekest of virgins can enoure it no longer; sue miorms tne S. i.

that he has worn out all the chairs in the bouse, and Der mother can't afford to buy new ones for him. He considers 1hj remark an insult; quarrels, leaves, vowing never to return, liut the force ot habit brings him back next night, when he sees mamma, who arranges that he win become a ueneaict in a month trom date or attor seven years of courtship. Months of courtship may be very sweet, but yeais ot linked sweetness long drawn out become like stale sausages, nauieous and should bo abolished bv the Board ot Health. Tee One-Month Courier, in these fast davs. when there is no time for Ugermg or wasting on preliminaries, is the beau ideal ot couriers, in courtship, as in evcmbing else, there is onlv just so much happiness.

Lone courtships are iPKt: wchk lea, iuu iuuuii uuute 10 ue asrucaoie; while short courtships are the hhznlv-condenscd sipiif pleasure little in quantity, it is true, but wnatULLce is ot them is tho doubled distilled TSi O. M. C. ts generally an exoe lie has iio hits his time so well employed lXnks on cburrsltP for dawdling. Ho iind novo.

as the introduction to mar riaev, of courting a woman whom be Jvoutu united with. Being well acquainted with his courtee before he pays her attentions, all the silly dilly-dailjings of less straightforward men are by him avoided. As everything be says means something, he finds no oilliculiy in coming to the point of rejection or acceptance. Neither the courtee or her mamma are the lea-t startled when he make) au otlur after tho shoit term of one month's arten tions, any more than they woald be surprised to hear that a locomotive travelled as tar in an hour as a waeon In a day. Strange, though the mothers are unanl mousdy in favor ot 0.

M. the daughters do not like such hasty wooing. They hesitate and deliberate: th have not had tbc time ncces sarv to try their little feminine experiments. aud they are as likely to resent over-has; as over-tardy wooing, in tne meantime, the U. M.

C. is ou to another market, llis motto Is, "Quick sales and sure returns. He does not know that. In every woman's disposition, as in chicken-pie, there is so much venom, and that Nature provides court-hip as the hole through which the noxious vapors are (o escape. Iguo-rant of this great fact, tho O.

M. enjoys the cn.dities and acerbities which saould have been removed in a reasonable term of courtship, and the hrst year ot Dis miirrico me is apt to oe a stormy one. But then, in affairs matrimonial, as in other matter, wisdom cornea by expert ence, and few ere competent to act wisely till Ihey have burled "i heir second" aud some not even then. LEGAL NOTICES. TN THE ORPHANS' COURT FOR THE CITY AND COUNT I OF flilLADELPUI A.

lLotato of WILi.lAM MKUr.UI i II duoeasad The Auditor aDPointod by ibe Court to audit, nettle and ailjuHt the sixth account ot LI K. PK1UK Administrator of tiie estate oi WILLIAM MKHEInfH deceived, and to report distribution oi the balance In the ban an oi the accountant, will meet tbe parties tntciested. tor the purpoae ot hia appointment, ou WON PAY, December 8, IHK6, at 11 o'clock A. at Ills olllce, ro in street, in tne cltj or rniu aeipma. iiiziuiB'uai-j juuii ui.ai iu i Auuitor TN THB ORPHANS' COURT FORTIUS CITf AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA.

Eataie ol MARV H. lAVlh4, The Auditor appointed bv the mrt to audit, settle and adjust the account of WILLI A guardian ot MARY 11. DAV1K8S and to report distribution oi tbe balunce in the hands of tbe aocountant, wl.i meet tbe parties In en ted tor the purpose of but as-nnlntntent. on 'I IIKHIl V. leeiiiher 4.

lHliS atlo'dOJE 11.. at bla oflloe. No. 717 WLNlil' (tireet. la tue City of rhtladelpuia.

JOHN CLAYTON. 11 ioiu. Auditor. LOST. ()ST LAST EVENING! i' A YOUNJ ladv, between Thirteenth and Aroh, and and Cbennut, und Twemiein and Walnut streets, a am til GOLD A'l CU, eniiraved on aldeot the cane a Bailor leaning on an anchor, and on the other side a water scene, with a ship The tinder will be liberally rewarded by leaviug It with Mlaa WliIGH 1801 AKCttBtreet.

lljrjSt l.EAANDER O. ATT ELL O. PBODUCI COMMIBSION MEKCBAST8, VO. 26 NORTH WHABVKS, AKD SO. Zl NORTH WATE STREET, PHILADELPHIA.

4I.EI ANDCB O. CATTKLL ltl.IJi.WjJ. 0TrBX'. COTTON AMD FLAX BAIL DUCK AMD OaNTAB, ol all number and brands. Tent Awning, irunk and Wagin-Oo 'Jack.

Aio, Paper Manuiacturers' Drier Felta, from one aevea. teet Wtdei Paulina, HelUng, Pall Twine, etc JUUN VERM AN A FOR BALE-STATE AND COUNTr BKJHT of Capewt 'a Patent Wind Healer for a Oil Lamoat: It pre from breaking. Tula we will wairant third tbe oil Call ana see th. in tbe pt otlbt Untied 6taU.nl5L.ci,.'t 'PAPER HANGINGS. PAPER HANGINGS.

CO a II0WEU B0 CUKE, a or nKU UD MARKET 8T(i PHILADELPHIA' A tl. A CI A t)A'' A i Paper Hanging Window Shades, Have now in Store for AFALL TRADE, A Fine Stock cf (joods, the newest and ljj tMsetatrie. El EG ANT VELVET SECORAII0OT Of all grades. Af PAELt FAELOB PAPERS OF THE RICHEST DESIGNS. 40-INCH PLAIN PAPERS, OOf every shade, with rich GOLD all wlntha In nrhlxh Lull.

Ik. i mm TT WINDOW SHADES 07 FINE SCOTCH HOLLANDS, AU widtlie, WUite, Butt; Creon, na. Pearl Color. aJP ELEUANT FIG UK ft tb.9 most degna, PICTURE CORDS, TASSELS, AND 8 HADE '4 TRmMINGS. lo tb WHOLESALE TRADE weofflw an Extensive Stock of OBTTTT AND BROWN CTJM CLOTHS, (TABLE OIL CLOTHS, at tne Lowest Net Cash Prioea, and work dene Ij competent hand.

IICVVELL -'V CSEJUKIi ffi FOURTH AND KAJfJtKT T3.